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A needle containing flu vaccine is injected into an arm.

May 11, 2021

DLA delivers flu vaccine to warfighters in the southern hemisphere

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency received 87,980 doses of a flu vaccine April 28 intended to support warfighters in the southern hemisphere to meet Department mandates. DLA Troop Support’s Medical directorate’s $1.25 million contract is in support of the March 2020 Defense Health Agency memo that requires service members stationed or performing duty in the southern hemisphere to receive an additional flu vaccine that targets strains affecting that region.

Navy Retail Services Specialist 2nd Class Tomas Vasquez prepares a syringe with the influenza vaccine before administering annual Flu Shots at Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi.

Jan. 23, 2020

Sorry flu, not this year

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain teamed with Department of Defense partners to provide 3.4 million doses of the influenza vaccine to service members, dependents and retirees.

TEWLS training 2019

Jan. 21, 2020

On-site Assessment Helps Army Hone Medical Logistics Training Program

FORT DETRICK, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army website — Trainers from the BSO at Fort Detrick embarked on a two-week trip to Camp As Sayliyah, where they administered on-site training and received valuable student feedback on the Theater Enterprise Wide Logistics System (TEWLS) program.

Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, DHA Director, left, and Army Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, DLA Director, right, sign a memorandum of agreement Aug. 15, 2019 at the DHA headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

Aug. 15, 2019

DLA, DHA agree on joint military health care support

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency and Defense Health Agency directors signed a memorandum of agreement that established DLA as the acquisition enabler of choice for medical materiel Aug. 15 at the DHA headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia.

Army Col. Matthew Voyles, Medical supply chain director, left, talks with Dr. David Bobb, DHA pharmacy operations division chief, right, at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Jan. 24, 2019.

Jan. 29, 2019

Medical discusses pharmaceutical support with Defense Health Agency team

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain hosted a pharmacy operations team from the Defense Health Agency Jan. 24 to learn about pharmaceutical programs, capabilities and collaborative initiatives.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, DHA’s Combat Support Agency assistant director, right, talks with Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support commander, center, and Army Col. Matthew Voyles, Medical supply chain director, left, during a visit Jan. 11, 2019 in Philadelphia.

Jan. 24, 2019

Troop Support senior leaders discuss medical support as treatment facilities transition to DHA

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the Defense Health Agency’s Air Force Maj. Gen. Lee Payne, Combat Support Agency assistant director, to discuss current support operations and plans as DHA assumes management and administration of military treatment facilities.

Nora Steigerwalt (left), Medical supply chain director of customer operations, meets with Lt. Col. Christopher Estridge (center) and Maj. Blake Smith, both Air Force medical service corps officers from the Defense Health Agency, at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia Nov. 16.

Dec. 28, 2016

DLA, DHA save millions on military medical materiel through ECAT

PHILADELPHIA — Anyone who has been in a big-box retailer knows two-gallon buckets of mayonnaise have lower per-unit prices than 20-ounce jars. It’s just basic bulk purchasing power at work. And as interagency collaboration within DOD is proving, it applies to more than just condiments.

Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton, DLA Troop Support commander, discusses the impact of standardization at the Military Medical Enterprise Standardization Office Training Workshop in Philadelphia Nov. 15. In fiscal 2015, standardization of medical supplies and equipment saved more than $16 million

Nov. 23, 2016

DLA, DHA, services collaborate to improve military healthcare through standardization

PHILADELPHIA — Medical standardization across DOD improves clinical outcomes, enhances readiness and training, controls costs and improves DOD-wide interoperability, a DHA official said as more than 100 military medical professionals gathered in Philadelphia recently for a standardization workshop.

DLA Troop Support leaders welcomed DHA Director Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono and other agency leaders to Philadelphia Feb. 19 to discuss the partnership between both organizations to provide support to America’s warfighters.

Feb. 26, 2016

Troop Support Medical, DHA leaders discuss ways to strengthen partnership

PHILADELPHIA — Senior leaders from both the DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain and the Defense Health Agency met Feb. 19 in Philadelphia to discuss the agencies’ relationship and future collaboration.